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2023 NHL trade deadline
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: capsfanpdx on Tuesday February 28, 2023, 05:22:43 PM Eastern ---I think he was third line pairing in Toronto.....
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Well, it looks as though he has averaged about 17 minutes a game this season. Looking at Toronto's defense, they really don't have big names, so maybe all their defensemen play similar minutes, instead of the top 4 logging heavier minutes and the bottom 2 lagging behind.
Beaglefan2:
So I read where he was on the outs in Toronto and now was going to be out of the lineup since they got McCabe. He is an RFA at the end of next year, so I guess the Caps basically get only two years of control, then he's gone. We basically traded Gus and Orlov (both UFAs) for two years of control on a guy that had worked his way to the bench in Toronto. Seems like we could have gotten at least a second rounder for Gus. Not sure I love this one. If we are going to trade away picks and assets, we need to get guys back with term left on their contracts.
richkrt99:
Kuzy is out with non-covid flu...yeah it's called the "trade-flu) :wackysmile:
richkrt99:
It would have been nice to get more for Gusty, but reality is...at the end of the season we were going to get nothing for him.
I afraid the Caps are going to dick around and keep Carlson and trade away Kuzy to dump salary.
Not that that is the end of the world, but Kuzy has some upside and supreme talent, just not the heart to go with it. I think Carlson will just continue to decline and not only ride, but rather drive the suck bus into eternity
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: Beaglefan2 on Tuesday February 28, 2023, 05:44:08 PM Eastern ---So I read where he was on the outs in Toronto and now was going to be out of the lineup since they got McCabe. He is an RFA at the end of next year, so I guess the Caps basically get only two years of control, then he's gone. We basically traded Gus and Orlov (both UFAs) for two years of control on a guy that had worked his way to the bench in Toronto. Seems like we could have gotten at least a second rounder for Gus. Not sure I love this one. If we are going to trade away picks and assets, we need to get guys back with term left on their contracts.
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RFA's have some contract leverage, but they can't leave the organization directly. So while the Caps may not have salary control, they do have control of his presence within the organization. Some other team could present Sundin with an offer sheet after he becomes an RFA, but the Caps could match it -- and offer sheets for RFA's are so rare that it isn't a concern.
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